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Respiratory M4
Respiratory M4
Protection
Breathing
Apparatus
Work in Toxic
Atmosphere
Respiratory Hazards
Definitions
Employee Exposure: Exposure to a concentration of an
airborne contaminant that would occur if the employee
were not using respiratory protection
Types of Hazards
Fit Testing
Fit testing shall be done at annual training sessions.
Personnel performing fit testing will observe the fit test
subject during fit testing for symptoms that indicate
potential problems with respirator use. A partial list of
concerns are listed below:
Use of Respirators
Storage
Inspections
Repairs
Respiratory Protection
Air-Purifying (APR)
Dust Mask
Half Face
Full Face
Powered Air-Purifying
Respirators (PAPR)
Hood style
Facepiece style
Half Face
Full Face
Escape provisions
Self Contained
Breathing Apparatus
(SCBA)
Air-Purifying (APR)1
Dust Mask 10
Half Face 10
Full Face 50
Powered Air-Purifying
Respirators (PAPR)
100
1-
Negative pressure in
facepiece
Facepiece style
- 1000
Limitations
Air-Purifying (APR)
Concentration of
contaminant (PF)
Oxygen level (19.5%23.5%)
Cartridge useful life
Warning properties
(some substances
cant be detected or
are too toxic)
Respirator
Selection
In order to select an appropriate respirator you must:
Air-purifying Respirators
Air-purifying
Respirators
Atmosphere-supplying Respirators
Air-purifying vs.
Atmosphere
supplying
Respirators
Particulate Respirators
Combination Respirators
Particulate Respirators
Do
not
protect
against
gases
or
vapors
Type-2
Type-3
Are normally used when there are only hazardous gases and vapors
in the air
The service life of the filter depends upon many factors and can be
estimated in various ways
Air-Supplied Respirators
Combination Respirators
Air-Supplied Respirators
Provides clean air for long periods of time and are light
weight for the user
Combination Respirators
Air Quality
Keep In Mind